Report: Cardinals' Baker expected to report to training camp
Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker is expected to report to training camp Tuesday despite his wishes for a trade request or contract extension not being honored, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.
The five-time Pro Bowl safety reportedly asked the Cardinals to either trade him or make him the highest-paid safety earlier this offseason. Baker skipped all the voluntary offseason activities but showed up for mandatory minicamp last month, though he didn't practice.
Baker has two years left on his contract but has no guaranteed salary remaining, per Over The Cap. He's scheduled to earn base salaries of $13.1 million and $14.2 million, respectively, over the next two seasons. His average annual value of $14.75 million over the duration of his deal ranks seventh among all safeties.
The 27-year-old is coming off a two-interception campaign that also saw him rack up 111 tackles and one forced fumble.
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